The World Press Photo of the Year award is part of the World Press Photo Awards, organized by the
Dutch foundation
World Press Photo.
Considered one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in photojournalism, The World Press Photo of the Year is awarded to the image that "... is not only the photojournalistic encapsulation of the year, but represents an issue, situation or event of great journalistic importance, and does so in a way that demonstrates an outstanding level of visual perception and creativity."
The jury, composed of 10 members, also assigns the World Press Photo Story of the Year to a multi-image story that explores a theme of social relevance distinguished by photographic intensity and importance of the content. The creators of the two main awards receive a cash prize corresponding to €5,000.
In addition to the two main prizes, 3 single photo prizes and 3 story prizes are also awarded in each of eight categories.
List of Press Photos of the Year
The following is a list of all winners of the Press Photo of the Year, and information on the respective images.
Gallery
Dorothy Counts.jpg, 1957: Dorothy Counts
Tokyo Stabbing.jpg, 1961: Assassination of Inejirō Asanuma
Aid from the Padre.jpg, 1962: El Porteñazo uprising
Self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc.jpg, 1963: Self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức
Thích Quảng Đức (; vi-hantu, , 1897 – 11 June 1963; born Lâm Văn Túc) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963. Quảng Đức was protesting the persec ...
Flee to Safety.jpg, 1965: "Flee to Safety"
Execution of Nguyen Van Lem.jpg, 1968: Execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém
Nguyễn Văn Lém (; 1931/1932 – 1 February 1968), often referred to as Bảy Lốp, was an officer of the Viet Cong in the rank of captain. He was summarily executed in Saigon during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, when the Viet Cong ...
The Terror of War.jpg, 1973: "The Terror of War"
See also
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List of European art awards
References
External links
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Timeline of all contests and World Press Photo of the Year winners
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Photojournalism awards
Awards established in 1955
Dutch art awards
1955 establishments in the Netherlands
Lists of photographs